Lester's Tune-a-Day

From the MSS of John Clare. Kempshott is in Hampshire, quite near Basingstoke. X:514 T:Kempshott Hunt M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G |:d4 BA G2|BA G2 B2 d2|BA G2 B2 d2|c2 A2 A4| B2 d2 BA G2|B2 d2 d4|c2 e2 d3 c|B2 G2 G4:| |:dc|B2 d2 d3 d|e2 c2 d3 c|B2 d2 d2 B2|c2 A2 A2 dc| B2 d2 d3 d|e2 c2 d3 c|B2 d2 A3 B|A2 G2 G2:|| |:d2|g2 ge d2 Bd|g2 ge d2 B2|g2 ge d2 Bd|c2 A2 A2 d2| g2 ge d2 Bd|g2 ge d2 B2|c2 e2 d3 c|B2 G2 G2:|

A morris dance tune from Illmington for a linked handkerchief dance. X:513 T:Maid of the Mill, Ilmington M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|D2 G GFG|ABc d2 G|E2 E FED|G3 G2 D| D2 G GFG|ABc d2 G|E2 E FED|G3 G2| |:B/c/|d2 d dcB|cBc c2 B|ABc dBA|G3 F2 D| D2 G GFG|ABc d2 G|E2 E FED|G3 G2:||

This tune is used as the intro and outro to Alice Fraser's excellent podcast Tea with Alice. According to Alice the tune comes from a cassette of her mother's band where it tops and tails a rendition of The Doffing Mistress. http://www.alicecomedyfraser.com/teacast X:512 T:Tea with Alice (ABAC) M:4/4 K:G L:1/8 G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d/e/d/c/ BA|G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d4| G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d/e/d/c/ BA|G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d4|| b2 b>a c'bag|fdef g/f/g/f/ b2|b2 b>a c'bag|fdef g2 g2| b2 b>a c'bag|fdef g/f/g/f/ b2|b2 b>a c'bag|fdef g2 g2|| G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d/e/d/c/ BA|G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d4| G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d/e/d/c/ BA|G2 Bd g3 b|a>g fe d4|| B>B Bd c>c ce|dg g/f/g/a/ b>a g/f/e/d/|B>B Bd c>c ce|dggf g2 g2| B>B Bd c>c ce|dg g/f/g/a/ b>a g/f/e/d/|B>B Bd c>c ce|dggf g2 g2|

A tune about which I can find no info, guess it refers to Dan Leno the English music hall comedian. X:511 T:Dan Leno's Boat M:2/4 L:1/8 K:D A2|d2 c2 B2 A2|F2 FF F2 A2|d2 c2 B2 A2|G2 GG G2 F2| E2 F2 G2 A2|c2 cc c2 B2|A2 AA B2 A2|F4 A4| d2 c2 B2 A2|F2 FF F2 A2|d2 c2 B2 A2|G2 GG G2 F2| E2 F2 G2 A2|c2 cc c2 B2|A2 AA G2 E2|D6|| A2|F2 A2 F2 A2|F2 FF F2 A2|F2 A2 F2 A2|G2 GG G2 F2| E2 F2 G2 A2|c2 cc c2 B2|A2 AA B2 A2|F4 A4| F2 A2 F2 A2|F2 FF F2 A2|F2 A2 F2 A2|G2 GG G2 F2| E2 F2 G2 A2|c2 cc c2 B2|A2 AA G2 E2|D6||

Cranbrook is a hymn tune composed in the 1790s Thomas Clark, a cobbler from Canterbury. Also used for On Ilkla Moor Baht'at X:510 T:While Shepherds Washed Their Flocks T:Cranbrook     L:1/8 M:4/4 K:G g2 d>e dc BA|G4 -G3 d|gfed edcB|B4 A4| d2 d>e fd ef|g8|a2 a>gfa ef|d4 -d3 d| g>g gd g3 a|b>b ba b3 b|a2 g2 g2 f2|g8||

An old time fiddle tune collected by John Lomax. X:509 T:Angeline the Baker M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D dB|A2 B2 d3 A|B2 d4 dB|A2 B2 dB A2| B6 dB|A2 B2 d3 e|f2 e2 d3 e|f2 e2 d2 B2|A3 B A2:| fg|a2 f2 e2 de|f2 e2 d2 fg|a2 f2 e2 d2|B3 B B2 fg| a2 f2 e2 de|f2 e2 d2 de|f2 e2 d2 B2|A3 B A2:

Originally a tune for the hymn What a Friend we Have in Jesus, used in the 1969 film, Oh! What a Lovely War with the title "When This Bloody War Is Over". X:508 T:When This Bloody War is Over T:What a Friend We Have In Jesus M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G d3 d edBG|G4 E4|D3 G BGdB|A4- A4| d3 d edBG|G4 E4|D3 G BAGF|G4- G4| A3 B cBcA|B4 d4|e3 e dBcB|A4- A4| d3 d edBG|G4 E4|D3 G BAGF|G4- G4|